There has been a bit of chat about hydraulic throw out bearings so I thought
I would chime in. I have used the McLeod (Webber) since they first came
out, now in my 4th car with only 1 problem with the very first one I bought,
which leaked a bit. Red Roberts apologiesed & explained that the swivel
fitting had been outsourced & was not to spec. It was replaced at no charge.
I believe that using Castoroil GTX brake fluid has eliminated any leaks in
my applications, but I have heard of others having leaks.
When putting my 300 drive train together, I talked to Dan @ D&D to see if
the cheaper Howe or Tilton bearings were any good. He said that he had
looked at all of them & that the McLeod appeared to be the strongest, with
the largest contact surface area at the clutch fingers, & recommended that I
stay with what I knew would work.
What prompted this E-mail was an article I was reading in the November "Hot
Rod" magazine about a 2002 Z06 Corvette. It had been put on a chassis dyno
that reads torque & horsepower at the rear wheels, rather than the higher
readings taken at the flywheel at less than real life conditions. This
particular Corvette put out 466.3 HP at 5900 RPM, & 471.9 pounds of torque
at 4500 RPM. Quartermile time was 11.0 flat at 132 MPH. Pretty stout! More
unusual, it ran a Tremac M12 6 speed & used a McLeod HTO bearing.
If the McLeod is up to all that, seems that it just might be adequate for
our stuff.
Jim Stuart
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